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Editorial: Benefits of police body cameras well worth the expense
In the nationwide atmosphere of heightened scrutiny on the performance of police officers, the Lowell Police Department launched a body-camera pilot program last April that equipped 30 officers – 10 on each shift – with those devices. As part of this initial introduction, then-interim Police Superintendent Barry Golner...
Police Log 4/30/24
Daily Item StaffAll address information, particularly arrests, reflects police records. In the event of a perceived inaccuracy, it is the sole responsibility of the concerned party to contact the relevant police department and have the department issue a notice of correction to The Daily Item. LYNNFIELD Motor Vehicle Accidents A report of a two-car motor vehicle accident […] The post Police Log 4/30/24 appeared first on Itemlive.
Maine man’s body found in New Hampshire almost a year after his disappearance
STARK, N.H. (TCD) -- State police recently located the remains of a missing 34-year-old man after they arrested a suspect in connection with his death. According to a news release from Maine State Police, Alex Jackson’s family reported him missing on May 14, 2023, after they hadn’t heard from him since May 12, 2023. Family members reportedly said it was "atypical behavior for him."
Family shot and killed in apparent murder-suicide in Lowell, DA says
A father shot and killed his wife, his daughter and then himself in an apparent murder-suicide in Lowell Saturday morning, according to the Middlesex County District Attorney’s Office. The father called 911 just before 6:40 a.m. and told dispatchers he had shot his wife and child, the Middlesex District...
Humpback whale weighing more than 32 tons found dead in Marblehead
Scarring from a possible past entanglement was found on the whale’s body, officials said. A dead humpback whale, weighing some 65,000 pounds and stretching more than 40 feet, was found in Marblehead last week with multiple impressions and scars on its body, indicating possible past entanglement, officials said. The...
Pentucket Regional Schools Offer Free Community Concerts During May and June
Pentucket Regional School District is gearing up for its spring season of free concerts for the community. Pentucket’s Cafe Jazz features special guest saxophonist Mike Tucker performing the music of Duke Ellington, Sonny Rollins and Charles Mingus among many others Friday, May 10, at 7 p.m., in the school dining commons. The cafeteria will be transformed into an intimate jazz club with a coffee and treats.
One person charged in 2023 boating hit-and-run
WOLFEBORO — Police have charged Demosthenes Macheras, of Pelham, with helping another boater flee the scene of a crash in Winter Harbor last year. Macheras, 69, was arrested in Pelham on Friday morning, according to a press release issued by the Department of Safety, and charged with simple assault and hindering apprehension, both misdemeanors.
Burlington is opening a new store in Massachusetts this fall — here’s where
There’s a new place to shop for deals on top brands on the South Coast, with a Burlington opening in Fairhaven later this year. “We are thrilled to open a new Burlington store in the Fairhaven community this fall, offering residents our everyday low prices on a wide assortment of brand-name merchandise for the entire family and home,” Julia DePillis, with Burlington Stores, told MassLive on Monday.
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